The requests below generally require full review by COCI, and will be approved according to the COCI meeting schedule:
- New course
- Change in:
- Unit value
- Instructional format
- Grading type
- Course restrictions
- Prerequisites
- Repeatability
- Final exam type
- Final exam group (this is a variance and is not submitted through CMS, instead use the Petition for Final Exam Group Change)
- Title and/or description, if substantial
- Addition of equivalent summer term of 3 weeks or other non-standard length
The requests below may be reviewed and approved by Senate staff, and therefore may be able to be approved more quickly (Disclaimer: each proposal will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis; requests that are not straightforward, even if they fall into one of these categories, may be referred to COCI for review):
- Change in course number
- Cross-listing changes
- Minor changes to course title and/or description
- Change in term offered
- Addition of equivalent standard summer term of 6, 8, or 10 weeks
- Correction of errors
- Withdrawal of a course
The requests below may be made by department course contacts without any Senate review for future, non-scheduled terms:
- Instructor name (except in the case of American Cultures courses)
- TIE code
- Publish status (pruning)
- Course objectives
- Student learning outcomes